Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-22

not only the courtesy due her IS his wife,
but forgetful OF his oGth to cherish her
does not seek the CsuSa Of her irritabil-
ity. He explains il by saving she is cross
and is careless of any cause, whether she
be sick or well, or if she has around her
such things as sre CesSary for her
comfort and well being.
If as in the majority f families in new
countries she spends q !, rye part of heI
time in the kitchen, In ds go there and
see If there is not SOIL clue to the real
cause of the trouble. Sop just as was
to be expected, any room is good enough
to cook in, whereas the kitchen ought to
| be the lightest, ARREST, best ventilated
room in the house, instead of low room
stuck back of every other. The outlook
should be bright and every possible
means taken to shut off The summer sun.
| One Of the best arrangements for the
south is a large room amply furnished
with cupboards, shelves and drawers,
having q good sized table of proper
height for work, with the cook stove in
small room adjoining with skylights
arranged for light and ventilation. With
this arrangement there are no draughts
to interfere with the heat necessary
for cooking. The work Of preparation
can 60 on in cool room and
the cook is not inhaling the odor
from the cooking, nor the foul gases
which are constantly accommodating in the
old fashioned kitchen. Let the cook
stove and all working tables be the proper
height. An inch OF two more or less, like
step up and down, is q needless wear of
nerve and muscle. OF course the wood
must be conveniently housed and the wa
4a- -,
the house look out for the sink. The
waste pipe has double duty; not only
does it carry off the water, but it brings
in strange enemy to develop blood pol
soning. As q preventive of Uhis there is
no better preventive than g liberal use of
copperas, and better than g CRATE is q
thimble-shsped tube which is small
enough to prevent the passage of q spoon,
the mouth being closed with a rubber
cork; it is very little trouble
is poured in. Windows that raise
and lower both top and bottom
and blinds that work easily, doors that
swing quietly on their hinges, and flocks |
oiled and kept in order, will prove potent |
factors in curing the wife's business and |
saving her from aching head and weary
back. Accustomed as most southern |
people have been to NANNY" and her |
train of dusky attendants TO 60 and come |
at her bidding, too little attention has |
been psiG 10 the necessary changes which |
so radical change in service demands. |
Light, air, woodwork that needs no scrub !
ping, convenient pieces for needed things, |
8 lavish expenditure Tor al laD0r-sav.ng !
inventions "a Iy culinary department, |
and there wu.,a Is s much less COM
plSiut iOr fu~-iaess, as there would be |
Ia, \ Of CGu-e f'ri. There iSno place OF |
starting s1-u II the foundation, ana from
the kitch-n well ordered it is al easy |
step to an inviting dining-room, where |
this DISCOURSE msy DE continued.
For those VINO are planning luncheons |
and have their kitchen ready for service !
here ere two tempting menus, that may
please the fssadiUus taste OF hostess and I
SEND away her guests loud IA their
praises Of the feast so epicurean in its
appointments. frs. table dreped with
snow white friageG linea, in the center
wealth of floral beauty and trailing vines
from the chandler reaching 10 mingle
with it. The menu is first chicken salad,
then dish of escalIoped oysters piping
hot, then coffee and tea with the delicious
southern beat biscuit cut no larger than
half dollar, then chocolate eclairs, baskets
Of mixed cake with ice cream and frozen
fruits mixed with cream.
Another tempting menu was, lobster
salad on lettuce leaves, sliced tongue,